Walden agreed to a two-year deal with the Cardinals on Tuesday Walden's deal will keep him under contract through the 2016 season with a club option for 2017. He was added to the Cardinals' bullpen as part of a deal that also sent Jason Heyward to the Cardinals and Shelby Miller to the Braves. The 27-year-old reliever could be a candidate for a spot in the back end of the Cardinals' bullpen over the next couple of seasons.